Title : Summer Rain — 夏の雨

Artist : Nishimura Hodo

Date : 1930

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Source : Japanese Art Open Database
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Description : Hi Ross, I hope this email finds you well. I recently acquired this curiosity published by Takemura Hideo. It bears some resemblance to Koitsu's (more Shotei really) style though clearly not his signature. I'm wondering if you had any thoughts on it. Peter On Oct 1, 2011, at 8:17 PM, Ross Walker wrote: Hi Peter, Yes I saw that print on eBay I think. You will be quite familiar with this artist: Nishimura Hodo. Take a look at some of his floral prints for matching signature. His non-floral scenes are quite rare. Cheers, Ross Thanks Ross. I had just figured out it was Nishimura as well. Strange to see a shin hanga style print by him. It makes me think that he must be one of the mysterious artists who were designing the many prints similar to Shotei's. I've made a hobby of collecting the various Shotei look alikes and knock offs. P.

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